Incident
Date | Dec 09, 2011 |
Department | Rochester Police Department |
Officers | Jason Cropo |
Address |
Avenue D
Rochester, NY |
Incident Description
According to Indymedia reporting on a lawsuit filed, Jason Cropo was among a group of officers who assaulted a civilian--the man got out of his car and started to run from police. Police ordered him to get on the ground; as he was complying, the officers proceeded to assault him with their "hands, clubs or batons, cap shun, aerosol mace and/or pepper sprays, without justification or provocation." The man was then tasered repeatedly while laying on the ground.
Outcome
Civil suit settled with the city--no details as to what the settlement entailed